Category: Travel

Got this shot while cruising by on Peter’s boat with Waterworld Croatia. We found ourselves a bit marooned in Croatia with no cheap or easy ways to get on with the next part of our European adventure. The only options were to fly or to take the ferry back to Italy. With the weather getting […]

The first thing we noticed while driving into Bosnia and Herzegovina is that the nice roads suddenly end. It was my first time going through an international border by car. We had to check out of Croatia, get a passport stamp, and drive a mile down the road to the Bosnian border for another […]

A few miles outside the city of Split you’ll find the imposing Klis Fortress strategically perched on a high hill in the mountain pass. To get to the fortress you can take public busses, book a tour or do what we did and rent a scooter. It was a bit ambitious for two people on […]

While it wasn’t possible to go to the blue cave, our captain Peter from Waterworld Croatia, offered a different itinerary. He could take us to six other islands/locations that he promised were incredible, claiming he’s never had an unhappy customer with this secondary plan, or he gave everyone the option to walk away from the […]

“Sorry but the cave is closed today” No trip to Split is complete without a trip to see the famed “Blue Cave,” a small cave off the side of Bisevo Island. This natural phenomenon is one of the biggest draws in the area with many tour boats rushing to ferry passengers to this literal hole in […]

For as long as I can remember, Derek has been obsessed with going to grocery stores in other countries. Just look at the excitement. I shrugged it off at first, I mean, we needed to get provisions so I always tagged along. But as most converts to things will tell you, gradually I started to […]

To get from Italy to Croatia, an easy option is to take a ferry. It’s a bit of a long journey but you go overnight and can count part of the fare as accommodations for one evening. The ferry is also a lot easier to get to than a lot of airports. Another nice part […]

Sometimes you get lucky with a great Airbnb host, as was the case with our stay in Ancona, Italy. Our host Gregory was extremely friendly and welcoming, and the highlight of his generosity was when he invited us out to a night on the town with his friends to a wine festival in nearby Camerano. […]

All our host had to do was mention there were “sea caves” in Ancona and already our interested was peaked. When he added in that the caves were inhabited, and coveted by the people of Ancona, and we knew we had to see them. The sea caves (the Grotte del Passetto) were built into the […]

If you’ve heard of Ancona at all, it’s probably because you googled “get to Croatia from Italy.” At least that’s how we found this charming little city. Derek and I were trying to decide which of the various entry points to Croatia to choose from, the general recommendation being to take the high-speed trains down the eastern […]

One of the quintessential things to do in Venice is to take a gondola ride. Being on a honeymoon of sorts we had to indulge ourselves a bit with a romantic (I know, Derek being romantic blegh) ride through the canals. The most interesting part was talking to our gondolier about his take on Venice […]

Once of my favorite things around Venice are the unique knockers, doorbells and doorknobs around the city. They are usually placed in the center of the door which looks great symmetrically but gives you less leverage when opening and closing the door. Here is a small collection of my favorites while wandering around the streets […]